RickK's 170 rebuild

[fishinonthebrain]

Glad your back at it Rick. Are you going to be able to slip out of the house some during thanksgiving weekend?

I will start frying turkey and slip off and do something on the boat.  

[RickK]

Glad your back at it Rick. Are you going to be able to slip out of the house some during thanksgiving weekend?

I will start frying turkey and slip off and do something on the boat.  

Actually starting on Thanksgiving day I'm starting my vacation and will be off for just shy of a month (maybe I'll squeek a couple more days out) so I'll definitely be putting a dent in this work - really looking forward to it.
Sometime during this vacation I will take a couple days away during one of the weeks and take the big boat out camping - the missus and I need that. We can cherry pick the weather.

[gran398]

Excellent on the work, best on the campout. Glad you're back at it too.  

The forward console seats on all of our old boats were/are a weak link.

 Nice job on the refit

[Callyb]

Very cool Rick. I have been missing your posts... I'm glad you are back at it too.

[kaptainkoz]

Totally awesome console Rick. Love it! Cant wait to see it finished but enjoying the play by play. I want to get into composites someday so im glad to see different ways they can be used. I would love to incorporate some into my pilot house but damn are they pricey.

[RickK]

Thanks guys  
In hindsight I should have done the console extension in Plascore too for weight considerations but my initial thinking was that I needed to "back" the fiberglass with something that would hold a screw for all the mounting and rigging work that will be done inside it so figured since I had the 3/4" marine ply I might as well do it all in that. Water under the bridge now.

Have been busy spending money though
Ordered and received bilge pump, hose and exhaust ports.
Ordered and received fill and vent cap.
Purchased fuel line from tank to engine.
Ordered and received nav lights (think I mentioned that already)
Ordered and received all the battery cables and lugs for the engine and trolling motor - sure is pricey stuff.
Purchased posts to mount the battery cables up front - looking for the right plug now for the trolling motor.
Ordered and received another set of latches to secure the seat.
Ordered and received a flush compass for the console.
Ordered and received 2 qts of white epoxy paint for the bilge and maybe the underside of the console seat.
Ordered 2 kill switches : one for the Trolling motor and one for the engine
The two systems will be isolated so I don't need anything fancy like I made on the 230. I have some ideas of where and how I'm going to mount the kill switches - stay tuned.
Happy Thanksgivings Day to all. Too chilly to do anything on the boat today, will start warming tomorrow.

[CLM65]

Nice list Rick - seems more like Christmas than Thanksgiving!  Where did you get the wire from?

It was 35 degrees here this morning.  Brrrrrr.  Keep up the great work and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

[seabob4]

Nice list Rick - seems more like Christmas than Thanksgiving!  Where did you get the wire from?

It was 35 degrees here this morning.  Brrrrrr.  Keep up the great work and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Craig, right now, genuinedealz has 2GA for $3.25/ft, but no shipping cost.  Greg's Marine Wire (where I get mine from) has 2GA for $2.69/ft, +shipping.  Greg's works out cheaper, for the same quality...

[RickK]

Nice list Rick - seems more like Christmas than Thanksgiving!  Where did you get the wire from?

It was 35 degrees here this morning.  Brrrrrr.  Keep up the great work and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Yup, been rat-holing parts for a while.  Wire is from Greg's wire http://gregsmarinewiresupply.com/Zen/  I have some good history with them and the prices are about the best (some other place was a few cents a ft cheaper) - quick 2day USPS delivery too.  (34 lb box   )
It was about 40 here for a while - now it's 47ish. Our northern brethren have it much worse then us and it doesn't warm up like here by 10am.  Stay warm friends.

[Georgie]

Nice work, Rick!  Your mitering for the backer boards looks excellent!  Nice clean joints/seams all around.  

Happy T-day and VACATION!

[seabob4]

Rick, if you don't have a crimper to crimp on your lugs, you can borrow mine.

[RickK]

Rick, if you don't have a crimper to crimp on your lugs, you can borrow mine.

Thanks for the offer Bob.  I bought one of those HF hydraulic crimpers a while back when we were talking about this, probably a year ago - work great.  

[gran398]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wanna warm up? Cook some collards

[seabob4]

Never mind...  

But if anyone ever needs to borrow mine, you are all welcome to it.  I just send it, you send it back.  I use mine all the time, whereas someone else might just need it for a few crimps, then never need it again.  A friend of mine on the Mako forum needed a couple larger hole saws for a project (he's in Apex, NC), so I sent him mine, he sent them back, all are happy.

[RickK]

Added the last layer to the seat - I would say the seat now weighs in at probably around 20lbs+ and rock solid.  Trimmed it up a bit yesterday.


This is the seat installed and a pic taken from below the console - nice fit.